3-1: Muawiyyah and The Khawarij

Published: Feb. 27, 2017, 5 a.m.

b'Welcome back to another season of the Islamic History Podcast!\\n\\nIn this season, we\\u2019re going to mostly cover the Umayyad Dynasty. The first several episodes will be focused on the founder of this dynasty, Muawiyyah ibn Abi Sufyan.\\n\\nToday\\u2019s episode is an introduction to Syria and Kufah during this period. We\\u2019ll take a look at the challenges the new Muslim Caliph had to face in the never ending Khawarij threat.\\n\\nWe\\u2019ll discover how the early Muslim administrations were governed and some amazing details you probably never knew.\\n\\nThis is guaranteed to be an episode that will both educate and entertain you.\\n\\nAfter the show is over, be sure to visit the Show Notes page.\\n\\nThe Show Notes are available at: IslamicLearningMaterials.com/Kufah\\n\\nHere\\u2019s some of what you\\u2019ll find:\\n\\nThe transcript for this episode\\nLinks to the Muslim Podcast of the Week\\nLinks to other related resources\\n\\nYou can support the Islamic History Podcast by doing one (or more) of the following:\\n\\nGive a monthly pledge on Patreon\\nSubscribe on iTunes\\nShare with your friends and family\\n\\nYou can do it all and more at the Show Notes page: IslamicLearningMaterials.com/Kufah'